F1 2025: winter transition, development and pre season events

wizardofOz · 12-12-2024, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah my friend. It's the KitKat man who crashed a $5Million hole in the Red Bull budget cap...
He's the winner of the 2024 F1 “Destructors’ Championship” => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpost.php?p=31701830&postcount=374

I'm still lost in words that he got a new 2025 Red Bull contract ...
Horner has lost his mind . It's a true shame for motorsports (!)

They really should have a bobble head award for winning the 'Destructors'..

GuidoK · 12-12-2024, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah my friend. It's the KitKat man who crashed a $5Million hole in the Red Bull budget cap...
He's the winner of the 2024 F1 “Destructors’ Championship” => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=374

Isn't this the 2nd year in a row that Checo leads the Destructors (

great title!) Championship?

///M Power-Belgium · 12-12-2024, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GuidoK

Isn't this the 2nd year in a row that Checo leads the Destructors (

great title!) Championship?

Let's say ...In 2023 the KitKat man reached the Destructors 'podium

GuidoK · 12-12-2024, 08:54 PM

Ok that Logan Sargeant took the crown....not surprising

Considering how much damage he also created this year for the few races he entered.
Williams for sure had some expensive years....

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Let's say ...In 2023 the KitKat man reached the Destructors 'podium

KitKats can pay but Carlos Sainz wow he just shuts his eyes and puts his foot down knowing he doesn't have to pay, Spania balls cost also.

GuidoK · 12-13-2024, 05:58 AM

Today the FIA meets about some very controversial governing decisions, taking away some power from individual control comissions that can correct the leadership (on financial decisions etc) and place that control at the leadership (Ben Sulayem) itself....
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/c...vote/10682092/

Obviously this strenghtens the position of Ben Sulayem within the FIA...

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GuidoK

Today the FIA meets about some very controversial governing decisions, taking away some power from individual control comissions that can correct the leadership (on financial decisions etc) and place that control at the leadership (Ben Sulayem) itself....
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/c...vote/10682092/

Obviously this strenghtens the position of Ben Sulayem within the FIA...

So basically Ben convening a meeting in Kigali in how to give himself more power.

GuidoK · 12-13-2024, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

So basically Ben convening a meeting in Kigali in how to give himself more power.

Yeah he's quite the dictator...

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GuidoK

Yeah he's quite the dictator...

George Russell being the GPDA director has already pointed out quite a number of things the drivers are not happy with including barring the wearing of personal jewellery, (politically lettered t shirts is understandable), the ever mounting on track rules being introduced seemingly at a minutes notice particularly concerning overtaking with time and points penalties for selected infractions and language being spoken in the heat of the moment being just a few of the things.
So if some of the advisory bodies to the FIA are also being downgraded or even scrapped then under the GPDA the drivers do have a right to strike after taking a vote, if things go too far,

///M Power-Belgium · 12-13-2024, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by GuidoK

Yeah he's quite the dictator...

The 2024 live FIA awards is today at 8 PM => https://www.gpfans.com/nl/f1-nieuws/...ppen-bekijken/

The live FIA awards YouTube link :

If the FIA president 'Mohammed Ben Sulayem gets a bottle of champagne in his hands , then be prepared to see another drunken clown show (!)

Ohhhh boy. What a joke . This man really s@cks !

///M Power-Belgium · 12-13-2024, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

So basically Ben convening a meeting in Kigali in how to give himself more power.

As you can see my friend . MAX is already very well prepared and designed by Penelope (!)

It's so damn cute ! Congrats MAX !!!

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The 2024 live FIA awards is today at 8 PM => https://www.gpfans.com/nl/f1-nieuws/...ppen-bekijken/

The live FIA awards YouTube link :

If the FIA president 'Mohammed Ben Sulayem gets a bottle of champagne in his hands , then be prepared to see another drunken clown show (!)

Ohhhh boy. What a joke . This man really s@cks !

(hic) ''Oh who are you..oh Max and Christian ! I should (hic) know you ''

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

As you can see my friend . MAX is already very well prepared and designed by Penelope (!)

It's so damn cute ! Congrats MAX !!!

Kelly can soon seek out the best things for Penny in the Monaco boutiques

///M Power-Belgium · 12-13-2024, 12:13 PM

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Kelly can soon seek out the best things for Penny in the Monaco boutiques

Kelly's belly is growing with the speed of light...Her cheeks and a$$ too

MAX posted that little T-shirt with little Lion on it , and not Lioness .
Is little Lion a hint to a baby 'boy ?

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Kelly's belly is growing with the speed of light...Her cheeks and a$$ too

MAX posted that little T-shirt with little Lion on it , and not Lioness .
Is little Lion a hint to a baby 'boy ?

Yeah it looks a bit small for her as a fan of MAX, it's a clue but only they know so far or...like faking a pit stop for tires they are playing with us heheh

///M Power-Belgium · 12-13-2024, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

(hic) ''Oh who are you..oh Max and Christian ! I should (hic) know you ''

I heard , HONDA-Japan is pushing very hard to get Yuki Tsunoda in the KitKat seat..

As an atheist , I will pray in my own words to make this happen (!)

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I heard , HONDA-Japan is pushing very hard to get Yuki Tsunoda in the KitKat seat..

As an atheist , I will pray in my own words to make this happen (!)

I would love for him to be there, Japan would go mental !

dfox · 12-13-2024, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I heard , HONDA-Japan is pushing very hard to get Yuki Tsunoda in the KitKat seat..

As an atheist , I will pray in my own words to make this happen (!)

Too bad they left RB hanging high and dry on engines for 2026 and then ticked them off by reverting after RB had already figured out another solution, doubting anyone at RB has any desire to appease Honda.

I don't think Tsunoda would be a good teammate for Max. Max needs a veteran who is happy to play second fiddle. Bottas is honestly the best person without a contract, imo. But I still think we'll keep getting a kit-kat infusion, with a potential mid-season swap possible.

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 02:38 PM

^ I'm not so sure as MAX would relish having a teammate like Yuki, he doesn't need someone like Bottas as an older 'guardian' but with time passing with just more hearsay abounding, Checo's words that he'll remain appear to be planting more firmly.

dfox · 12-13-2024, 03:37 PM

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^ I'm not so sure as MAX would relish having a teammate like Yuki, he doesn't need someone like Bottas as an older 'guardian' but with time passing with just more hearsay abounding, Checo's words that he'll remain appear to be planting more firmly.

I don't think he needs Bottas as a "guardian", but more just as someone who is mature and understands his place on the team. Like Checo seems to now. When Max has had an ambitious teammate, it has never gone well. He even clashed quite a bit with Checo when they had a car that Checo liked and he was occasionally winning. Checo isn't there, and I think has moved on from that mentality. Apparently he's accepted having a different car from Max. Bottas knows what it's like to be #2 to a champion and would be happy to be back in that place.

But yeah, I don't think Checo is going anywhere yet. Especially with all of the Checo promotions they've done on their social media pages as of late, I think they're trying to calm the waters a bit. Unfortunately I think the media is going to keep going on this, because clearly the F1 community is polarized on the issue and is interacting with their posts. Maybe a mid-season driver change if the RB21 remains out of Checo's comfort zone.

M5Rick · 12-13-2024, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

As you can see my friend . MAX is already very well prepared and designed by Penelope (!)

It's so damn cute ! Congrats MAX !!!

Brill show with MAX right at the end taking the main trophy and the hungry audience told to wait longer as the transmission ended.
1 MAX made it stappen again

///M Power-Belgium · 12-13-2024, 08:11 PM

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Brill show with MAX right at the end taking the main trophy and the hungry audience told to wait longer as the transmission ended.
1 MAX made it stappen again

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GuidoK #buildnotbought 14211 Rep 5,548 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0i ESS TS2+ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Tinkering in the garage iTrader: (0)	Today the FIA meets about some very controversial governing decisions, taking away some power from individual control comissions that can correct the leadership (on financial decisions etc) and place that control at the leadership (Ben Sulayem) itself.... https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/c...vote/10682092/ Obviously this strenghtens the position of Ben Sulayem within the FIA... __________________ Z4 3.0i \| ESS TS2+ supercharger \| Quaife ATB LSD \| Brembo/BMW performance BBK front/rear \| Schrick FI cams \| Schmiedmann headers+cats \| Powerflex/strongflex PU bushings \| Vibra-technics engine mounts \| H&R anti rollbars \| KW V3 coilovers/KW camber plates \| Sachs race engineering clutch \| tons of custom sh#t
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M5Rick General 70575 Rep 22,547 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GB iTrader: (0)	^ I'm not so sure as MAX would relish having a teammate like Yuki, he doesn't need someone like Bottas as an older 'guardian' but with time passing with just more hearsay abounding, Checo's words that he'll remain appear to be planting more firmly.
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